1EC2-CONVERTER(8)                Appliance Tools               EC2-CONVERTER(8)
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NAME

6       ec2-converter, creates ready to bundle EC2 AMI disk images for Amazon's
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SYNOPSIS

10       ec2-converter [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

13       ec2-converter creates creates ready to bundle EC2 AMI disk images for
14       Amazon's EC2.
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OPTIONS

17       -h, --help
18           Shows a help message and exits.
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IMAGE OPTIONS

21       These options define the converted EC2 AMI image.
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23       -f IMAGEFILE --imagefile=IMAGEFILE
24           Image filename or directory to convert
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26       -n IMAGENAME, --imagename=IMAGENAME
27           Name of EC2 AMI image to be created (default based on config name)
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29       --inputtype=INPUTTYPE
30           Input image type valid options are: (loopbackfs, diskimage,
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33       --ssh=(yes/no)
34           Configure ssh to allow remote logins, default is yes,set to no if
35           ssh is not installed
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37       --rpmcheck=(yes/no)
38           Perform rpm package checks (curl/openssh-server), default is yes,
39           set to no to override
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SYSTEM DIRECTORY OPTIONS

42       These options define directories used on your system for creating the
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45       -t TMPDIR, --tmpdir=TMPDIR
46           Temporary directory to use (default: /var/tmp)
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48       --cache=CACHEDIR
49           Cache directory to use (default: private cache)
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EXAMPLES

52       Convert a partitioned disk image created by appliance-creator
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54           ec2-converter -f testimage.raw --inputtype=diskimage
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56       Convert a loopback filesystem image
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58           ec2-converter -f /tmp/testimage.img --inputtype=loopbackfs
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60       Convert a directory containing a root filesystem
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62           ec2-converter -f /tmp/directory --inputtype=directory
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CONTRIBUTORS

65       Joey Boggs <jboggs@redhat.com>
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BUGS

68       Report bugs to the mailing list
69       "http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/thincrust-devel-list" or
70       directly to BugZilla "http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/" against the
71       "Fedora" product, and the "appliance-tools" component.
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74       Copyright (C) Fedora Project 2008, and various contributors. This is
75       free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the
76       GNU General Public License "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html".
77       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

80       project website "http://thincrust.org/"
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